“To you, O Lord, I call;my rock, be not deaf to me,lest, if you be silent to me,I become like those who go down to the pit.Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy,when I cry to you for help,when I lift up my handstoward your most holy sanctuary.” “Blessed be the Lord!For he has … Continue reading When I Can’t Hear Him
Psalms
The Lord is My Portion
“The Lord is my portion;I promise to keep your words.I entreat your favor with all my heart;be gracious to me according to your promise.When I think on my ways,I turn my feet to your testimonies;I hasten and do not delayto keep your commandments.Though the cords of the wicked ensnare me,I do not forget your law.At … Continue reading The Lord is My Portion
You’re All I Want, Jesus
“Make me to know your ways, O Lord;teach me your paths.Lead me in your truth and teach me,for you are the God of my salvation;for you I wait all the day long.” “Good and upright is the Lord;therefore he instructs sinners in the way.He leads the humble in what is right,and teaches the humble his … Continue reading You’re All I Want, Jesus
Give God the Glory and Honor
Psalms 34 (select verses) “I will bless the Lord at all times;his praise shall continually be in my mouth.My soul makes its boast in the Lord;let the humble hear and be glad.Oh, magnify the Lord with me,and let us exalt his name together!” (vv. 1-3) If we are true followers of Jesus Christ, he should … Continue reading Give God the Glory and Honor
A Prayer of One Afflicted
“Hear my prayer, O Lord;let my cry come to you!Do not hide your face from mein the day of my distress!Incline your ear to me;answer me speedily in the day when I call!” (Psalms 102:1-2 ESV) Do you want to know the main thing that I pray for daily? It is for the salvation of … Continue reading A Prayer of One Afflicted
Empty Voices Singing Empty Praise
“Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!Serve the Lord with gladness!Come into his presence with singing!Know that the Lord, he is God!It is he who made us, and we are his;we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.Enter his gates with thanksgiving,and his courts with praise!Give thanks to him; bless … Continue reading Empty Voices Singing Empty Praise
The Glory Due His Name
“Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples,ascribe to the Lord glory and strength!Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;bring an offering, and come into his courts!Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness;tremble before him, all the earth!” (Psalms 96:7-9 ESV) Reading this takes me back to Romans 1:18-32. There it … Continue reading The Glory Due His Name
For He is Our God
“Oh come, let us worship and bow down;let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!For he is our God,and we are the people of his pasture,and the sheep of his hand.Today, if you hear his voice,do not harden your hearts, as at Meribah,as on the day at Massah in the wilderness,when your fathers put me … Continue reading For He is Our God
Refuse the Counsel of the Wicked
“Blessed is the manwho walks not in the counsel of the wicked,nor stands in the way of sinners,nor sits in the seat of scoffers;but his delight is in the law of the Lord,and on his law he meditates day and night.He is like a treeplanted by streams of waterthat yields its fruit in its season,and … Continue reading Refuse the Counsel of the Wicked
Their Cunning is in Vain
“I hate the double-minded,but I love your law.You are my hiding place and my shield;I hope in your word.Depart from me, you evildoers,that I may keep the commandments of my God.Uphold me according to your promise, that I may live,and let me not be put to shame in my hope!Hold me up, that I may … Continue reading Their Cunning is in Vain